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May 12, 2002
Tampa Bay: May 12, 2002
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Playing the Manhattan
[Times photo: Jamie Francis]
The ballroom where legendary musicians took the stage reverberates with memories in laughter and song. |
South Pinellas County news
Take this store -- please, say leaders
Seminole counts about 20 empty storefronts and buildings and begins a full-court press to drum up occupants.
Friends try to live out a baseball dream
Justin Barnaky and Andy Park have one golden chance left to become champions together.
Beach trolley may get parked
St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island officials are not eager to impose taxes that would allow them to join the transit system and keep the trolley.
Gulfport looks north to uplift a main drag
Inspired by its waterfront success, the city now sets its sights on the bedraggled 49th Street corridor.
St. Petersburg to end sham recycling program
Some residents faithfully put papers and plastic into alley bins. They weren't told the recycling ended in 1992.
Slowly, stacks of steel form sea wall
Dust, noise and blocked sidewalks are part of the cost of stopping the sea along Coffee Pot Bayou.
Volunteer group still makes a difference
Links Inc., a black volunteer organization, has moved from dazzling debutante balls to quietly making an impact.
Pinellas Park feels squeeze of budget
Despite plans to hold the property tax rate steady, value revisions mean some homeowners will still face higher bills.
Butler goes from critic to city voice
Rick Butler has been a vocal opponent of Pinellas Park's participation in the American Assembly.
Letters
Do your patriotic duty: Help voters
I recently received a letter from Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark telling me of the need for poll workers for the upcoming local and national elections. Unfortunately, after more than 10 years of working the polls, I had to bow out this year.
Stetson marks its 102nd graduating class
GULFPORT -- In three years of law school, Stetson student Holli Davis used her husband as her sounding board and study partner. He even acted as her client -- a murder defendant -- at a moot court trial.
Beach Drive gamblers learn the gig is up
The bell tolls Aug. 1 for a gallery owner, consignment shop owner and a few others in the 400 block as condos and shops move in.
Developer plans bank for former FPC haunt
A local group, which owns several properties around the state, has its sights set on the former Florida Power building.
At a crossroads
Changes are afoot at Crossroads Shopping Center. Hello, Home Depot. Goodbye, AMC theaters. And is a bookstore on its way?
Company decides to drop plans for College Landings
ST. PETERSBURG -- The North Carolina development company that planned to finish College Landings at Eckerd College has pulled out of the project because of the lawsuits against it.
Term limits might go on ballot
SOUTH PASADENA -- City Commissioner Diane Sheldon had a novel thought following this year's city election, when city residents turned down extending term limits by more than a 2-to-1 margin.
YMCA to offer class for young swimmers
Florida's abundance of water has parents concerned their children's safety. Swimming classes aim to build confidence.
Sharpen your sand tools, sculpting contest coming
The American Master Cup Competition for sand sculptors will be May 17-19 at the County Park, 104th Avenue and Gulf Boulevard. The times are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday; noon to 9 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Bob Gilder is applauded as a champion of his city
Friends and family honor his many contributions and his "generous and sincere spirit."
Couple shares art tradition
Rose and Klaus Sinn are displaying the works of four local artists at their business, without charge or commission, a practice common in their homeland.
Afternoon tea benefits YWCA of Tampa Bay
What a treat it was Thursday afternoon to take tea in the Sunset Ballroom of the Renaissance Vinoy Golf Club in St. Petersburg.
Sordid truth revealed when car doors open
The smell was not good. Suzanne Martell, mother of two, knew she'd have to dig deep in her Nissan Frontier to find the source. Somewhere among the five pairs of her toddler's shoes, including the red-sequined "Dorothy" pair, near the basket of Beanie Babies, past the coloring books, the plastic bead necklaces and the McDonald's cup holder, she found the remains of the Salad Shaker that her 9-year-old daughter had left unfinished from the day before. The lettuce soaked in Caesar dressing had baked in the car for almost 24 hours.
Mets' D'Amico shows ability to overcome injuries
Like most youngsters, Jeff D'Amico (Northeast) dreamed of becoming a Major League Baseball player.
New construction slows in 2001
Money spent on new construction was less than half of that in 2000.
'Right Turn Only' still a sign of the times on First
We are out and about all over the place this week.
Vacant dwellings destroyed by fire
The buildings are to be demolished to make way for an industrial park.
Disston Heights concerned about group of kids at park
Residents want to know what police can and cannot do about the youth who disturb traffic.
Flyers are no strangers to Illinois' historic River run
Pinellas County's Dixie Flyers relay team competed in the annual River To River 80-mile run in Illinois.
What's up on campus
Poynter Institute
Spicers follow examples set by their fathers
The Suncoast Association's annual elections made history when a daughter and son followed in their fathers' footsteps.
Tampa Bay headlines
Mugger gains nothing as he batters couple
Lifelong devotion
Workshop to guide grant writers
Week in review
Military news
Push could accelerate an expressway connection
Quality sand hard to find? Try shells, rocks and oil
North Pinellas headlines
Motorist in drunken crash gets five years
Clearwater krewe launches with civic, social goals
Deal clinches signal for 'Death Valley'
East Lake High baseball team poised for title run
A tide of change carries her home
MLK will close for months of road work
Keeping momentum is Clearwater's next challenge
Making strides
Making strides
Safety Harbor church to close
Hillsborough headlines
Investigators suspect man was killed in mobile home
North of Tampa
The fight of his life
Zoning: Grill seeks permit to sell alcohol
Top 10 young women chosen
Chamberlain staffers honored
Freedom, Liberty make progress
Neighborhood notebook
Week in review
Open & Shut
Bellamy students get concrete solution
All Spanish, all the time
Judge offers advice on criminal courts
News of Florida
Tough ex-judge now defends DCF
A child's 'yes' can reduce a sentence
Gate open to growth, critics say
'Smart money' is on winners
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